Over 500 of the world’s leading cryptographers, security researchers, and scientists from 34 countries have today delivered a devastating verdict on the EU’s proposed "Chat Control" regulation. An open letter published this morning declares the plan to mass-scan private messages is "technically infe

Over 500 of the world’s leading cryptographers, security researchers, and scientists from 34 countries have today delivered a devastating verdict on the EU’s proposed “Chat Control” regulation. An open letter published this morning declares the plan to mass-scan private messages is “technically infeasible,” a “danger to democracy,” and will “completely undermine” the security and privacy of all European citizens.

Continue reading here… https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/danger-to-democracy-500-top-scientists-urge-eu-governments-to-reject-technically-infeasible-chat-control/

  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io
    10·
    20 days ago

    Jesus Christ, this is still a terrible idea. I’m not from the EU, how many countries have to vote against it to stop it? Is it still feasible?

    • Dagnet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      20 days ago

      Just need Germany to go against again, they were against a few weeks ago and changed to undecided for w/e fucking reason

        • Dagnet@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          20 days ago

          I think its based on their reps but I recommend searching for that info yourself, I dont know much haha

      • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
        2·
        20 days ago

        it would even be enough for germany to abstain from voting. I don’t understand that either btw, but i don’t understand any nation which says yes to this bullshit, because the european court of justice has spoken very clear words when they judged that this crap is against human rights.